Evolving from the person I am to the woman I want to be.
Have you ever noticed that any time you’re getting ready for a move, you suddenly realize how much crap you’ve accumulated while living in your current place? If you’re anything like me, you then make the decision that you’re NOT going to get yourself into that position again, only to find yourself looking at a [...]
The internet has been all aflutter since yesterday morning thanks to Time magazine’s new cover. While there is certainly something to be said for the shock value of an attractive mom breastfeeding her toddler, that’s not what’s inciting fury among moms. It’s the “Are You Mom Enough?” headline. Thank you, Time, for making those moms [...]
I like being in love. I like tattoos. But the two will never meet. I will never have my husband’s name, initials or anything else drilled into my skin. It has nothing to do with “what if you get divorced,” well, that’s always a factor but it’s actually not the main reason at all. I [...]
When I was 19, I had my first experience with a “silent breakup.” To this day, I have no clue what changed, but we went from being together every day to not talking. It was the strangest thing because there was no fighting, things seemed to be going great, and then BAM! To make things [...]
I really don’t know why I do this. Every time I get into a groove with my writing, I let the voices in my head tell me that I’m doing something wrong, that I don’t fit into the little box I think I should be in, that I don’t meet the standards set by the [...]
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. ~Proverbs 22:7 Seriously, I’m thinking of putting this verse from the Bible in as many places as I possibly can to serve as a reminder to myself as we work our way through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University! The last half [...]
Not only is it Monday, but from the looks of it, my coupon is expired! Ugh, that means I’m going to have to just shut up and deal with the day. This week, the problem isn’t so much that it’s Monday, after all that’s kind of like Friday in our home, unless you’re Mack, in [...]
When I started couponing, I felt like all of the great sites out there were for other areas of the country. Not only did they not address the stores I was used to shopping at, there were many times where my stores weren’t even listed. As I get back into couponing and saving as much [...]
Last summer, my brother mentioned Oilerie to me as a store he and his wife always stop by when they go to Door County. They both had amazing things to say about the olive oil and the Blackberry Balsamic Sauce. Since my mom happened to be in Door County at the time, I asked her [...]
I know, that title probably sounds a bit strange, but seriously, once you make the decision to face your debts head-on, it’s not as bad as you think it’s going to be. We made the decision at the beginning of the year that enough was enough and we were going to pull our heads out [...]
